Richmond, VA
October 27–30, 2026
October 27, 2026
Ronald Sutherland, Jr. v. State of North Carolina
Whether 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition is untimely and, if so, whether petitioner is entitled to equitable tolling.
John Doe v. Kash Patel
Whether district court erred in dismissing Fair Credit Reporting Act claims related to FBI's assembly of consumer information into reports to be used for employment and licensing purposes.
The Summit Church-Homestead Heights Baptist Church v. Chatham County, North Carolina Board of Commission
Whether district court erred in preliminarily enjoining defendant county from denying plaintiff church's rezoning application.
In the Matter of the Search of: Under Seal
Whether target of search has Fourth Amendment or common law right to view preindictment warrant; other issues.
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America v. John McCuskey
Whether district court erred in preliminarily enjoining West Virginia S.B. 325.
AbbVie, Inc. v. Anthony Brown
Whether district court erred in declining to preliminarily enjoin Maryland H.B. 1056.
City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina v. Horry County, South Carolina
Whether FAA erred in finding the City remained bound by its Surplus Property Act obligations under the 1953 Deed Release.
Daniel International Corporation v. Travelers Indemnity Company
Whether district court erred in dismissing claims seeking declaratory relief related to defendant liability insurance company’s duty to defend plaintiff.
United States v. Alex Chin
Whether district court erred in denying motion to dismiss superseding indictment for Speedy Trial Act violation; other issues.
Maik Ens Loblein v. Roxana Alcaraz de Ens
Whether district court erred in declining to order return of minor children to Paraguay in proceedings under International Child Abduction Remedies Act.
October 28, 2026
Randle Jackson v. Anthony Hall
Whether district court abused its discretion in denying Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion seeking to present new evidence regarding PLRA exhaustion; other issues.
United States v. Che Lark
Whether Defendant was prejudiced by trial counsel's erroneous advice that the Government could not advocate for sentence beyond drug quantity stipulated in factual basis.
United States v. Ryan Bieber
Whether admission of Google Drive evidence identified by automated system, including matching hash values, violated the Confrontation Clause; other issues.
RonaldFriedman v. F. Grant
Whether district court erred in finding that the Trustee's claims under Bankruptcy Code § 544(b)(1) fail because there is no "triggering creditor" who could have avoided the dividend transfers under applicable law.
United States v. Kevin Cayemitte
Multiple sentencing challenges, including whether district court failed to give adequate weight to defendant's atypical and severe childhood trauma; applicability of categorical approach.
United States v. Theophus White, Jr.
Whether White's written criminal judgment contains discretionary conditions of supervised release that are materially different from those pronounced at sentencing.
Accordius Health at Asheville LLC v. United States Small Business Administration
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for SBA related to agency's denial of PPP loan forgiveness.
James Assey v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Whether district court erred in granting defendant's motion for directed verdict on strict liability manufacturing defect, related issues.
Comcast Corporation v. United States Department of Labor
Whether district court erred in dismissing Seventh Amendment, Article III, and Article II claims related to alleged violations of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Sharon Fentress-Bussey v. Pete Hegseth
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for agency on Title VII race discrimination claims.
United States v. Darren Beauregard
Whether possession of a controlled substance, in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-250, is necessarily a Grade B violation.
Roger Day, Jr. v. US
Whether district court erred in dismissing qui tam complaint alleging false claims related to government procurement facilitated by Defense Logistics Agency.
Ehsan Khan v. Prince William Water
Whether district court erred in dismissing claims for retaliation under Title VII and 42 USC 1981.
Victor Rexrode v. DOWCP
Whether excess-earnings offset in 30 U.S.C. § 932(g) applies to miners diagnosed with complicated pneumoconiosis.
James Robertsonv. The Boeing Company
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for employer on claims of deprivation of benefits and wrongful termination under USERRA.
United States v. Robert Scofield
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(n) is unconstitutional, both facially and as applied to defendant.
Amy Bryant v. Timothy Moore
WhetherFood, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act preempts North Carolina abortion regulations; other issues.
Cooper Building Services, LLC v. The Town of Middleburg, Virginia
Whether district court erred in dismissing breach of contract and declaratory judgment counts for failure to state a claim.
United States v. Donald Cantrell
Whether search warrant affidavit lacked probable cause and whether good faith exception applies; whether district court erred in denying Defendant’s request for Franks hearing.
October 29, 2026
United States v. Donte Herring
Whether, in Hobbs Act robbery prosecution, the Government adduced sufficient evidence that the robberies affected interstate commerce; other issues.
Deanna Effland v. Baltimore Police Department
Whether district court erred in dismissing Title VII retaliation claims.
DeannaEffland v. Baltimore Police Department
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for employer on Title VII retaliation and sex discrimination claims.
Eric Keller v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Whether district court erred in dismissing Fair Credit Reporting Act claims related to credit reporting agency’s duty to investigate disputed information.
United States v. Henry Rogers
Whether district court erred in denying motion to suppress when K-9 repeatedly touched car during sniff; other issues.
Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co v. Generali-US Branch
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment related to appellee's duty to defend insureds in suit arising from injury at short-term rental property.
White Cap Beach House, LLC v. City of North Myrtle Beach
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment to City on procedural and substantive due process claims related to denial of building permit; related issues.
United States v. Taruez Everette
Whether the official victim enhancement under USSG section3A1.2(c)(1) applies; and whether the district court adequately explained its rationale.
United States v. Javaid Reed
Whether sufficient evidence supported continuing criminal enterprise conviction; whether district court abused its discretion by admitting certain video evidence at trial; other issues.
Mohan Harwani v. Moses Cone Memorial Hospital
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants on claims of race and ethnicity discrimination under 42 USC § 1981.
LivingstonTonde v. Todd Blanche
Propriety of the Board's denial of petitioner's motion to remand based on former counsel's alleged ineffective representation; standard of review; other issues.
United States v. Angel Vause
Whether three consecutive sentences for three false statements in a single interview created multiplicity issue; whether Apprendi error was harmless.
Carmen Abrego v. Todd Blanche
Propriety of agency holding that petitioner's misdemeanor conviction under Va. Code Ann. 18.2-258.1 rendered petitioner removable and ineligible for cancellation of removal.
Justyna Jensen v. Maryland Cannabis Administration
Whether Maryland program for awarding cannabis sales licenses violates Dormant Commerce Clause.
JasonHurst v. Leslie Cooley-Dismukes
Whether district court erred in granting habeas relief, vacating death sentence.
KellyWolfe v. Columbia College
Whether district court erred in denying motion for judgment as a matter of law, motion for new trial related to Title VII retaliation and state wrongful discharge claims.
JuanMoreno Colindres v. Todd Blanche
Whether the Board impermissibly substituted its judgment for that of the Immigration Judge in denying relief under the Convention Against Torture.
United States v. Cassity Jones
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(1)(A)excludes all offenses assigned one point, including a status point assigned to the instant offense under USSG § 4A1.1(e).
NationalParks Conservation Association v. EPA
Petition for review of EPA's approval of West Virginia's regional haze implementation plan.
October 30, 2026
West Virginia Surface Owners' Rights Organization v. Lee Zeldin
Petition for review of EPA's approval of West Virginia's application for primacy of enforcement authority over Class VI carbon sequestration wells.
Frederick Stuhr v. United States Army Corps of Engineers Charleston
Whether plaintiffs have standing to challenge approval of mitigation bank when developer may use mitigation credits to satisfy environmental regulatory requirements for land development.
John Burgess v. Nationwide Property & Casualty Ins. Co.
Whether West Virginia statute of limitations commenced running on date of loss or date insurer indicated, in writing, that it declined to cover loss.
United States v. Lester Massey, Jr.
In prosecution under 18 U.S.C. section922(g)(1), was evidence insufficient for jury to conclude that appellant knew his decade-old convictions amounted to disqualifying felonies?
In re: Timothy Guess
Whether order reducing sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) or § 3582 (c)(1)(A)constitutes new judgment that resets 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion counter.
MichaelTaylor v. US
Whether district court erred in dismissing claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act as barred by the discretionary-function exception.
JonathanGreen v. Mark Keel
Whether district court erred in dismissing claims, granting summary judgment for defendants on claims related to plaintiff's wrongful placement on sex offender registry.
Hector Bonilla Bustillo v. John Roessler
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for USCIS in dispute related to denial of application to replace Green Card.
United States v. Kenneth Nunez-Couret
Whether felony violation of 18 U.S.C.§ 111(a)(1) requires proof that defendant forcibly and intentionally caused physical contact with assault victim; other issues.
John Mullins v. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Whether district court erred in certifying class in case alleging breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA.
Nathaniel Jackson v. Michael Gilday
Whether district court erred in granting qualified immunity to defendant Brig officials on RFRA And RLUIPA claims related to mandatory grooming policy.
United States v. Covia Smith
Whether trial and appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to challenge defendant's career offender enhancement.
Julie Martin v. Progressive Direct Insurance Company
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant insurance company in declaratory judgment action related to underinsured motorist coverage.
TiagoSousa Martins v. Todd Blanche
Whether unaccompanied 13-year-oldadmitted pursuant to Visa Waiver Program had capacity to waive right to contest removal in future proceedings; other issues.
Cityof Columbus v. Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Whether district court erred in prohibiting HHS to make certain modifications to existing policies related to health insurance exchanges under Affordable Care Act.
United States v. George Russell, III
Whether government lacked authority to bring challenge to district court's standing order related to automatic temporary stays of removal in habeas cases brought by alien detainees; related issues.